Ancient Empires Lux

Risk In the Ancient World

From developers Sillysoft comes a new installment in their series of history-related Risk-like games. In Ancient Empires Lux, the first scenario starts in ancient Sumeria, and the last with the Roman empire; in between are the Indus Valley civilizations, the Babylonian empire, China under the Zhou (and later under the Han), the Greek city states, the rise of the Persian Empire, Alexander the Great, and the Maurya in India.

In each scenario, you can play as any of the contending powers--with the interesting twist that since there's generally one power set up as more likely to win, you earn more points playing as one of the less powerful contenders.

Deep, detailed simulation? Well, no; this is a Risk-like game, after all. But it's colorful, there is a sense of history, and kids, at least, may learn something from it.

(Also check out American History Lux and Lux Delux.)

The developer says:

Ancient Empires Lux is a computer strategy game that lets you play as all the great ancient civilizations.

Learn Your Ancient History
From Sumeria to Egypt, India to China, Greece to Rome, Ancient Empires Lux takes you on a comprehensive trip through early history. You can play as 58 different nations overall. Background information and links to full Wikipedia histories are included for each empire.

Difficult Enough For You
Four varying levels of difficulty provide a good challenge for newcomers and experienced Luxers alike. Beat the game on Emperor level and a special super-hard difficulty will unlock itself.

Unlimited Fun
The free Ancient Empires Lux demo is limited to the first three empires. The cost to buy the full version is $20 US. Full registration gives you access to all the included maps throughout history. Register now securely and you will receive full access instantly.

Reviews

"Overall this was a great game. It’s easily picked up and played for a few hours with a lot of options for replaying. Definitely worth the twenty bucks and the download."
   - Strategy Informer

"Ancient Empires Lux is a beautiful game; the maps are detailed and hand-drawn. They almost look like antique maps you see in museums"
   - Uziana.com

"The presentation here is extremely well done, with a polished interface, nice 2D graphics, and included historical notes for each period included."
   - Game Tunnel

"great value... It adds up to a lot of replay for just twenty bucks."
   - Inside Mac Games

Awards

Silver Award, Game Tunnel